Quote of the day
My activism did not spring from my being gay, or, for that matter, from my being black. Rather, it is rooted fundamentally in my Quaker upbringing and the values that were instilled in me by my grandparents who reared me.
Gregg Toland
Born: May 29, 1904
Died: September 28, 1948 (aged 44)
Bio: Gregg Toland, A.S.C. was an American cinematographer noted for his innovative use of lighting and techniques such as deep focus, examples of which can be found in his work on Orson Welles's Citizen Kane and John Ford's The Long Voyage Home.
Known for:
- Citizen Kane (1941)
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
- Wuthering Heights (1939)
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- The Long Voyage Home (1940)







